246.	國	乃	改	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	and the dynastic title was changed.
	Kuo2	nai3	kai3
	Nation	then	change

Kuo see lines 155, 242.

Nai see line 6.

Kai is composed of 攴 p'u³ to rap, and 己 chi self, and is explained as to rap or remind oneself of one's faults, q.d. to change, to reform. [The name of the new dynasty was Liang, so called after the State of the founder, as above. Eitel has a serious mistake in "and the Empire thereby underwent a change." Père Zottoli too has regnumque tunc immutatum est," which puts the student equally off the track.]

247.	梁	唐	晉	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	The Liang, the T'ang, the Chin,
	Liang2	t'ang2	chin4
	Liang	t'ang	chin

Liang see line 228. A.D. 907—923.

T'ang see line 183. A.D. 923—936.

Chin see line 226. A.D. 937—947.

248.	及	漢	周	${\displaystyle \scriptstyle {\left.{\begin{matrix}\ \\\\\ \\\ \ \end{matrix}}\right\}\,}}$	the Han, and the Chou,
	Chi2	han4	chou1
	Reach	han	chou

Chi is composed of 又 yu a hand (see line 18) as radical, and 人 jen man, i.e. holding on to the man ahead. Its meaning here is simply and.

Han see line 214. A.D. 947—951.

Chou see line 141. A.D. 951—960. [All the above are distinguished from earlier dynasties of the same name by the prefix of 後 hou = Later.]